I have had no other symptoms and HIV neg and hepatitis neg, could it be caused by being over work and poor diet.

Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu 6 hours later

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Hi there.

Thanks for your reply.

Yes. Stress can definitely lower the strength of the immune system and cause low lymphocyte count. This value is generally not clinically significant as it is just an isolated lowering of a single blood cell count.

Do consume a balanced diet. Keep well hydrated. Get 6-8 hours of sleep daily. Exercise moderately everyday. Do Yoga for stress relief.

You may repeat your blood count after a month to look for any changes in the counts.